Nationwide protest: APC Headquarters in top northern state on fire, details emerge

• Aggrieved youths suspected to be hoodlums, protesting against bad governance and hunger in Jigawa have set ablaze the APC secretariat in the state on Thursday, August 1
• According to reports, the protesters also burnt vehicles parked in the building as efforts by security forces to contain them proved abortive
• The suspected hoodlums vandalized and looted the state's state's fertilizer store and grains store

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

The headquarters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State is currently on fire.

Protest: APC secretariat on fire in Jigawa

Reports disclosed that the secretariat was set ablaze during the violence that broke out in the protest against hunger in the state on Thursday, August 1.

As reported by Daily Trust, aggrieved youths had stormed the facility in Dutse, the state capital, where they destroyed billboards and other publicity materials before burning down the building.

They also burnt vehicles that were parked within the premises.

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The violence reportedly spread to some other parts of the state as armed youths broke lose despite efforts of security operatives to contain them.

Hoodlums attack state's food store, House of Reps member

In Birnin Kudu, some persons sustained injuries, as the hoodlums attacked the state's fertilizer store and grains store, vandalized and looted all.

Not stopping there, the hoodlums also attacked the state's Agricultural Supply Company (JASCO) store located in Gumel.

Also, the mob also attacked residence of the House of Representatives member representing Gumel, Gagarawa and Maigarati, as well as the residence of the APC Zonal Vice Chairman, the report added.

Hardship: Protesters silence Tinubu's top minister at Eagles Square

In another related development, Legit.ng reported that the Minister of State for Youths Development, Ayodele Olawande, was unable to address the protesters at Eagles Square in Abuja due to their chanting of "hunger dey."

After the crowd was controlled, Olawande stated that he was not trying to stop the protest but instead supported their right to demonstrate.

The minister vowed to address the police's use of canisters against protesters, while the demonstrators refused to move to the Moshood Abiola National Stadium.

Source: Legit.ng